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The Uplift: An act of forgiveness – CBS News Watch CBS News Two women brought together by tragedy form a friendship and teach a lesson in forgiveness. A firefighter-paramedic helps with two separate home births, then realizes the babies she delivered are related. Plus, David Begnaud takes us to a surprise city where he meets

A handful of startups are trying to reinvent one of the most ubiquitous, but also environmentally destructive, ingredients in our diets: palm oil. Palm oil is in bread, instant noodles, Girl Scout cookies, lipstick, Nutella and ice cream, to name a few. People around the world use it to cook daily. But to make all

For the past two decades, Liz Birenbaum’s 88-year-old mother, Marge, has received her Social Security check on the second Wednesday of each month. It’s her sole source of income, which pays for her room at a long-term care center, where she landed last October after having a stroke. When the deposit didn’t arrive in January,

On Feb. 23, John Richards traveled more than 100 miles to place bets on the Oscars. He took a train from Washington, D.C., to Wilmington, Del., and then hopped into an Uber car to take him to a truck stop in New Jersey. Once in that state, where bets are legal, he opened his DraftKings,

Community forms “Mr. Bill’s Village” to help blind man get to work – CBS News Watch CBS News A couple years ago, Christy Conrad saw a man named Bill out walking and offered him a ride. She learned he was legally blind and had to walk hours for his daily commute. Steve Hartman goes “On